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they want us to be aggressive in that area. i think there is a lot of concern about education, and the fact that there millions of young people paying to go to college and they want government to be there as well to make sure we have the best-educated worse forceworkforce in the world in this economy. what the right wing has been successful about is to suggest that their extreme ideology is what america wants. it doesn't. i think this is true in 50 states in this country. it makes sense to give huge task breaks to millionaires and billionaires who are already doing well, and then to cut back on work families? to answer your question, i think the american people understand especially amidst this recession that government is there to protect us and we all maintain a minimummal standard of living. >> the president led us back from this great recession the cataclysm of 2008 and then hurricane sandy, the republicans whined and said it distracted from mitt romney's momentum at the end. it didn't distract. it seemed to me that it beca
they want us to be aggressive in that area. i think there is a lot of concern about education, and the fact that there millions of young people paying to go to college and they want government to be there as well to make sure we have the best-educated worse forceworkforce in the world in this economy. what the right wing has been successful about is to suggest that their extreme ideology is what america wants. it doesn't. i think this is true in 50 states in this country. it makes sense to give...
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thank you for joining us. how did the republicans losososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososos >> eliot: tax hikes on the highest incomes do not kill jobs. the evidence is in, our conversation is with you the viewer because we're independent. >>here's how you can connect with "viewpoint with eliot spitzer." >>questions, of course, need to be answered. >>we will not settle for the easy answers. >> eliot: if last week was all about politics, and thankfully things turned oh out pretty well maybe this week we can put ideology and partisanship aside for a moment and apply a more objective scientific approach oh some of the tough issues we face. what do historical records and data suggest might be the better course for our nation to follow? specifically cha is the impact of increasing the top marginal tax rate on the rate of investment and job creation? if numbers could persuade me that raising that rate injured job creation, i would reconsider my belief that wealthy should pay more. but on the
thank you for joining us. how did the republicans losososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososos >> eliot: tax hikes on the highest incomes do not kill jobs. the evidence is in, our conversation is with you the viewer because we're independent. >>here's how you can connect with "viewpoint with eliot spitzer." >>questions, of course, need to be answered. >>we will not settle for the easy answers. >> eliot: if last week was all about...
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it comes to us from adp research. the day before the official job data arrives from the bureau of labor statistics. it is our number of the day. 158,000. i'll be talking about this tomorrow in more depth with robert reich but in short this is an adequate number but not great. we need about 150,000 new jobs each month just to accommodate new job seekers and population growth. this is basically where we've been. we've now averaged 147,000 new jobs a month this year and 153,000 new jobs a month last year. so this marks two years of steady positive job creation since the recession bottomed out. of course, these monthly numbers always set off a deafening roar of spin and shatter. we'll hear republicans say that well, this just isn't enough. and they're right. we've already seen where their trickle down policies have led us, to the cataclysm of 2008. we're now seeing the fruits of smart policies, (vo) this election, there's a new sheriff in town, and she's going to cut through the noise. wanda sykes will be keeping it simpl
it comes to us from adp research. the day before the official job data arrives from the bureau of labor statistics. it is our number of the day. 158,000. i'll be talking about this tomorrow in more depth with robert reich but in short this is an adequate number but not great. we need about 150,000 new jobs each month just to accommodate new job seekers and population growth. this is basically where we've been. we've now averaged 147,000 new jobs a month this year and 153,000 new jobs a month...
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eerroll will be with us, and bill de blasiio will be here with us. what do you see from your advantage ant point in terms of the city's respond and the city and responding communities so many felt the devastating effects of responding to this. >> it's a mixed bag eliot. the cities brought i agree with erroll, this was an extraordinary storm on the level we've never dealt with before. on the other hand, the there was urgency in terms of evacuation. i'm not sure what happened on the ground with as strong as it could have been in terms of really pressing people to leave door to door, house to house. we need to know more about that for the future. i was out in the rockaway area, horrible situation fires in addition to the flooding. it looks like more public presence there would have been helpful in the last 48 hours in terms of food and water being provided. very few ways for people to get to food and water out there. >> eliot: let me ask you this, bill in terms of the infrastructure of the city, this is something when i was back in government we would l
eerroll will be with us, and bill de blasiio will be here with us. what do you see from your advantage ant point in terms of the city's respond and the city and responding communities so many felt the devastating effects of responding to this. >> it's a mixed bag eliot. the cities brought i agree with erroll, this was an extraordinary storm on the level we've never dealt with before. on the other hand, the there was urgency in terms of evacuation. i'm not sure what happened on the ground...
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which brings us to our number of the day. 26.2. that's the length of the marathon that will not be run by nearly 50,000 people sunday. after some argument, the annual new york city marathon has been called off. we're still too close to the tragedy of hurricane sandy and the ongoing clean this, hurricane fatalities are still turning up in staten island where the marathon would have started. and power generators, fresh water, and other resources brought in for runners are desperately needed by those who are still without shelter. staten island hilton garden inn already said they weren't going to kick out displaced residents in the hotel just to honor reservations for the marathon. then there is personnel. the marathon usually requires more than a thousand police officers to man the route. but all the emergency workers prison, fire emts have been working tirelessly all week. the police have even asked pore help from department >> eliot: with three days to go in what has been a year-long marathon, president obama and mitt romney are ru
which brings us to our number of the day. 26.2. that's the length of the marathon that will not be run by nearly 50,000 people sunday. after some argument, the annual new york city marathon has been called off. we're still too close to the tragedy of hurricane sandy and the ongoing clean this, hurricane fatalities are still turning up in staten island where the marathon would have started. and power generators, fresh water, and other resources brought in for runners are desperately needed by...
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will set us street. michael tomasky assails as always, it's great to have you here on the program. >> thanks. >> eliot: finally did we change the republicans attitude. robert reich coming up. here in our own country. >> it's an issue that ultimately effects each and every one of us. >> thats why current is stepping up. >> ... by feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >> for an entire week we'll explore hunger, malnutrition even obesity. >> ... and offer solutions. >> so join us here at current tv where together, we'll feed the needy. >> brought to you by the all new >> doge: new rules. >> eliot: we mark veteran's day with good news and bad news. the good news is our number of the day 15,000. the number of homeless veterans in mesh has dropped by that number since 2009 according to secretary of a veteran's affairs eric shinseki. back in 2009 secretary shinseki promised to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. a laudable goa
will set us street. michael tomasky assails as always, it's great to have you here on the program. >> thanks. >> eliot: finally did we change the republicans attitude. robert reich coming up. here in our own country. >> it's an issue that ultimately effects each and every one of us. >> thats why current is stepping up. >> ... by feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >>... feeding the needy. >>... feeding the...
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let us know if there is gmo in our food. what are the health effects of this genetically modified stuff. what is the science on that? how much data do we have that we can rely upon, we can't rely upon those who are marketing their own products. >> that is exactly the problem. the patent holders for these genetically modified crops they own these crops as i say they've been patented as uniquely theirs. the u.s. government does not require independent safety analysis for these crops to be approved. as you know perfectly well in washington where now $600 million has been sent by bio tech to lobby regulatory, to narrow the aperture for regulatory approval, it has basically been an industry-driven proposition. there have only been a couple of independent studies. one came out this summer, a peer review in france that smuggled genetically produced corn seed out of canada, and it was scary. i'm not arguing because of this city we have a problem. the reality is we need research, and while we're waiting for that, citizens have a righ
let us know if there is gmo in our food. what are the health effects of this genetically modified stuff. what is the science on that? how much data do we have that we can rely upon, we can't rely upon those who are marketing their own products. >> that is exactly the problem. the patent holders for these genetically modified crops they own these crops as i say they've been patented as uniquely theirs. the u.s. government does not require independent safety analysis for these crops to be...
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it tells people you use this process. you use this finite resource which is fossil fuels that is contributing 97% of scientists, 98% say it is a direct contribution to climate change. it is not a fantasy. it is fact. it is science. and it is a disincentive to promote alternatives, renewables better use. i think it is the way to go. i think it has some legs now. i don't see it happening immediately but at least if we can get the conversation started as the president said and him -- from his pulpit, direct that conversation and confront this issue, i think most americans the majority of americans are going to understand the dire consequences of ignoring an issue that is going to cost us economically and in terms of the cost of quality of life, tremendously down the future. >> eliot: there is an odd parallel here with the healthcare situation individual mandate which is a lightning rod for so much opposition, mitt romney idea, newt gingrich idea, heritage foundation idea, the carbon tax has been supported by some of the very
it tells people you use this process. you use this finite resource which is fossil fuels that is contributing 97% of scientists, 98% say it is a direct contribution to climate change. it is not a fantasy. it is fact. it is science. and it is a disincentive to promote alternatives, renewables better use. i think it is the way to go. i think it has some legs now. i don't see it happening immediately but at least if we can get the conversation started as the president said and him -- from his...
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robert reich joins us coming up ahead. the first 1,000 days of human life can cause irreparable harm to our brains and our bodies. that's why "current" has partnered with "1,000 days" to help spread the word & combat a problem that ultimately effects all of us. to see how you can help go to current dot com. brought to you by the all new dodge dart. dodge - new rules. >> eliot: how does hp make a mistake this big and i mean big! our number of the day $8.8 billion! that's how much hp says it overpaid for british software company. last year, hp bought autonomy for $11.1 billion. today hp announced that oops,oomi is -- autonomy is worth a fraction of that. autonomy misrepresented its finances. but if hp got hoodwinked, how? how could they miss something they claim is that big. autonomy was audited by deloitte and it was audited by kpmg, two of the big four accounting firms. they didn't notice anything? really? this sale involved a list of banks and law firms on both sides of the deal that are supposed to be in the best in the
robert reich joins us coming up ahead. the first 1,000 days of human life can cause irreparable harm to our brains and our bodies. that's why "current" has partnered with "1,000 days" to help spread the word & combat a problem that ultimately effects all of us. to see how you can help go to current dot com. brought to you by the all new dodge dart. dodge - new rules. >> eliot: how does hp make a mistake this big and i mean big! our number of the day $8.8 billion!...